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Vista Startup Repair Disc Question

On my startup repair disc, there is an install button in the middle of it. Does that button let you reinstall Vista? If so, after the installation, would both service packs and updates would need to be reinstalled, as well?

I think I know the answers but would like to hear from someone more qualified. I don't want to do something without knowing what the consequences would be and such.

First I would like to know if this disc came with the computer.. if so is it a vista install disc or a repair disc. Are you booting to it? Basically do you have it in the cd drive and start the computer with the disc? Also this will format your hard drive and erase everything so yes you will have to reinstall all updates and service packs..

In my honest opinion if it is not broke do not try to fix it. Basically if your machine is running fine don't bother to do a reinstall. But that's my own opinion.

First I would like to know if this disc came with the computer.. if so is it a vista install disc or a repair disc. Are you booting to it? Basically do you have it in the cd drive and start the computer with the disc? Also this will format your hard drive and erase everything so yes you will have to reinstall all updates and service packs..

In my honest opinion if it is not broke do not try to fix it. Basically if your machine is running fine don't bother to do a reinstall. But that's my own opinion.

Thank you for the welcome!

The disc did not come with the computer. It was created. It is a repair disc. However, there is an install button in the middle of it with repair computer in the left hand corner. I'm wondering what it does.

My computer has been experiencing several crashes and BSODs over the past week or so. As I learn more about computers, how to repair and such, the frequency of crashes are decreasing. However, it still happens at least once a day. Basically, it crashes or goes into a BSOD after the first start up of the day. After that, it becomes somewhat more stable. Very strange.

well we can help diagnose that and try to get a fix for you.. to prevent confusion and make this make more sense I would like to ask you to create a new topic using the following instructions also put a link back to this topic for consistency